Miguel da Paz, Prince of Asturias

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Portuguese royalty
House of Aviz-Beja

Manuel I Children include    Miguel da Paz, Prince of Portugal and of Asturias    João, Prince of Portugal (future John III)    Isabella, Holy Roman Empress    Infanta Beatriz, Duchess of Savoy    Infante Luís, Duke of Beja    Infante Fernando, Duke of Guarda and Trancoso    Cardinal-Infante Afonso    Henry I    Infante Duarte, Duke of Guimarães    Infanta Maria, Lady of Viseu Grandchildren include    Philip II of Spain and I of Portugal)    Anthony I (illegitimate)    Infanta Maria of Guimarães, Duchess of Parma and Piacenza    Infanta Catarina of Guimarães, Duchess of Braganza Great-Grandchildren include    Teodósio II, Duke of Braganza    Ranuccio I Farnese of Parma Great-Great-Grandchildren include    John II, Duke of Braganza (future John IV) John III Children include    Maria Manuela, Princess of Portugal and of Asturias    João Manuel, Prince of Portugal Grandchildren include    Sebastião, Prince of Portugal (future Sebastian I)    Carlos, Prince of Asturias Sebastian Henry Anthony (disputed king)

The Infante Miguel da Paz, Prince of Portugal and Prince of Asturias (Portuguese: Miguel da Paz de Trastámara e Avis; Spanish: Miguel de Paz de Trastámara y Aviz) (1498–1500, pron. IPA: [mi'gɛɫ dɐ paʃ]; English (lit.): Michael of the Peace) was a Portuguese royal infante, son of King Manuel I of Portugal and his first wife Isabella of Asturias (1470-98). He was recognised as heir to both his father's kingdom of Portugal, and to his grandparents' kingdoms of Castile and León. As such, he was styled both Prince of Portugal and Prince of Asturias.

He was born in Zaragoza, Spain on August 24, 1498 and his mother died during childbirth. For the next two years he was the heir to the throne of both Portugal and Spain.

One of Miguel's maternal aunts, Maria of Aragon, then married his father and gave birth to eight children.

He died young in Granada on July 19, 1500 and is buried in the Convent of Saint Isabella, the Royal, in Toledo.

Hopes to unite all Iberian kingdoms vanished at Miguel's death. After his demise, Juana la loca (Joan the Mad, Miguel's maternal aunt) became the heiress of Spain, eventually bringing those kingdoms to the Habsburgs. However, the Iberian Union, although short-lived took place about a hundred years later, in 1580 until 1640, when the Habsburg king, Philip II of Spain, Miguel's half-nephew, and grandson of both Juana and Manuel of Portugal, acquired Portugal and its dominions (see Philippine Dynasty).

Miguel da Paz, Prince of Asturias House of Aviz Cadet branch of the House of Burgundy Born: 24 August 1498 Died: 19 July 1500
Preceded by Jaime	Prince of Portugal 1498–1500	Succeeded by John (future John III)
Preceded by Princess Isabella, queen consort of Portugal	Prince of Asturias 1498–1500	Vacant Title next held by Infanta Joanna